diff --git a/drivers/net/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/cpsw.c
index 39240d9662143e2c33a1e90f6309e9ab83e61666..50167aab63a8a2a43725c2567936ab06b3b19109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cpsw.c
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static int cpsw_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
 	void *buffer;
 	int len;
 
-	cpsw_update_link(priv);
+	cpsw_check_link(priv);
 
 	while (cpdma_process(priv, &priv->rx_chan, &buffer, &len) >= 0) {
 		invalidate_dcache_range((unsigned long)buffer,